Admission requirements

Admission requirement is usually the Fachhochschulreife.\r\n

For the following groups of applicants, it is also possible to start a course of study without the Fachhochschulreife:\r\n\r\nMasters and similarly qualified individuals (e.g. technicians, graduates of two-year technical school training, IHK specialists or IHK business specialists) can apply for a study place without an entrance examination.\r\nSubject-specific applicants with at least two years of vocational training and at least three years of work in the learned profession can apply for subject-specific courses without an entrance examination on the basis of a professionally relevant vocational training and professional activity.\r\nOther professionally qualified individuals with at least two years of vocational training and at least three years of professional experience either outside the training profession or alternatively in child-rearing or caregiving activities, where there is no professional correspondence between vocational training, professional practice, and course of study, can be admitted through an entrance examination or a trial study.\r\n\r\n

In order to learn about the application deadlines and modalities for the entrance examination and the trial study in good time, you should contact the Student Services of the Fachhochschule Südwestfalen early on if you are interested.

Details

The career-oriented combined study programme Business Law (LL.B.) at the University of Applied Sciences Südwestfalen, Hagen campus, is specifically designed for professionals in industry, business, and administration who want to acquire competencies in business law to successfully operate in legally influenced professional fields. The programme offers a solid education in legal and business-related areas, with a focus of over 50% on legal content.

The aim of the programme is to enable students to apply problem-oriented methods in analyzing business processes and develop practice-oriented solutions. The comprehensive education includes both the content and methods required for the profession as well as key competencies and interdisciplinary skills. Special emphasis is placed on the module series on contract design.

Graduates take on challenging roles as specialist professionals in various areas such as legal and human resources departments, staff positions, business auditing, and tax consultancy.

The programme is divided into different modules covering essential legal and business-related topics. The business law content includes Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Company Law, Competition Law, Labour Law, and IT Law. Additionally, public economic law and tax law are included. There are also career-accompanying elements such as Compliance, Mediation, Computer Science, and International Business Communication.

The programme is a cooperative effort between HS Niederrhein and FH Südwestfalen. The standard period of study, including the Bachelor's thesis, is nine semesters. In addition to self-study and attendance events, exams, oral examinations, and written papers are planned as forms of assessment.

For a successful application, applicants usually need to have a university entrance qualification. However, there are also alternative admission options for professionally qualified individuals. The application is made directly to the University of Applied Sciences Südwestfalen.